Los Angeles Times · 6 April 2023
CP-2023-023
Israeli police force Palestinians out of mosque
Dozens of worshipers are removed in a second night of unrest at Jerusalem holy site.
By Isabel Debre and Fares Akram, Associated Press, Jerusalem
Transcribed from the clipping
“JERUSALEM — Violence resumed for a second straight night in Jerusalem on Wednesday when Palestinian worshipers barricaded themselves inside Al Aqsa Mosque… Amin Risheq, a 19-year-old from East Jerusalem, said that after being beaten and forced to lie on the floor of the mosque with dozens of others, his hands zip-tied behind his back, he was taken to the police station, where he said he did not have access to a toilet, medical attention or water for more than six hours. ‘They treated us like animals,’ he said… Moayad abu Mayaleh, 23, said he blocked a door of the mosque with hundreds of others to prevent the police from entering before they broke in. ‘We can’t let them get away with this,’ he said…”
Context added by this archive
The same paragraphs as the Miami Herald page, under a headline with an actor and an object. This version also runs far enough to reach the two young men who were arrested, and names them.
Cite this item
"Israeli police force Palestinians out of mosque," Los Angeles Times, 6 April 2023. Covering Palestine archive, CP-2023-023. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-2023-023
Elsewhere in the archive
- Violence resumes at Jerusalem holy site for 2nd nightThe Miami Herald · 6 April 2023 · the same dispatch, carried by another paper
- Violence at Jerusalem holy site raises fears of escalationTampa Bay Times · 6 April 2023 · the same dispatch, carried by another paper
- Visit to Jerusalem holy site stokes angerLos Angeles Times · 4 January 2023 · the same newspaper
- Israel says slain motorist in West Bank was U.S. citizenLos Angeles Times · 1 March 2023 · the same newspaper
- Three killed in a shootout in West BankLos Angeles Times · 10 August 2022 · the same newspaper
- Israel official’s site visit assailedNew Jersey Herald · 4 January 2023 · the same year
- Israeli minister defies leadership with visit to Jerusalem flash pointThe Philadelphia Inquirer · 4 January 2023 · the same year
- 7 killed in shooting outside synagogue in East JerusalemHonolulu Star-Advertiser · 28 January 2023 · the same year
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